Police: New Haven man pointed rifle at woman outside motel

Edward Willie Cobb, 37, of New Haven, was arrested Sunday for allegedly pointing a shotgun at two people.

Edward Willie Cobb, 37, of New Haven, was arrested Sunday for allegedly pointing a shotgun at two people.

Photo: Photo Courtesy Of New Haven Police

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Edward Willie Cobb, 37, of New Haven, was arrested Sunday for allegedly pointing a shotgun at two people.

Edward Willie Cobb, 37, of New Haven, was arrested Sunday for allegedly pointing a shotgun at two people.

Photo: Photo Courtesy Of New Haven Police

Police: New Haven man pointed rifle at woman outside motel

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NEW HAVEN — A man arrested Sunday for allegedly pointing a shotgun at two people said he was falsely accused, police said in a release.

Edward Willie Cobb, 37, of New Haven, was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, threatening, reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child and breach of peace, the release stated.

Officers responded around 7:45 a.m. to the New Haven Inn, 100 Pond Lilly Ave., after a woman reported someone had pointed a rifle at her. Police said there were several people arguing in front of one of the motel rooms, but no one identified himself or herself as the caller, the release said.

Officers then started knocking on doors and found two people in the room where the caller said the rifle was stashed, but they turned out not to be involved. A man and a woman finally came forward and identified Cobb as the man who pointed a weapon at them and the woman’s 8-year-old granddaughter, the release stated.

Cobb told the officers he had been falsely accused. He said he had never threatened anyone and didn’t have a gun. Officers then removed Cobb’s Ward’s Western Field, a .410 gauge repeater shotgun, from his motel room. Police said Cobb is unqualified to own or possess any firearm, according to the release.